14-letter words containing g, u, r, e
- thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
- thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
- tiger mosquito — a large Asian mosquito, Aedes albopictus, introduced into the southern U.S., that is a vector of dengue and other infectious diseases.
- time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- to sleep rough — When people sleep or live rough, they sleep out of doors, usually because they have no home.
- tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
- tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
- torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
- trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
- transit lounge — a waiting room at an international airport used mainly by passengers transferring from one flight to another without presenting themselves to customs or immigration officials
- trudgen stroke — a swimming stroke in which a double overarm motion and a scissors kick are used
- tumorigenicity — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- turbine engine — a rotary engine that converts kinetic energy of a moving fluid (water, steam, air, or combustion products of a fuel) into mechanical energy
- turbo debugger — (programming) A source-level debugger designed for use with Borland and other compilers.
- turbogenerator — a large electrical generator driven by a steam turbine
- turing machine — a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in mathematical studies of the computability of numbers and in the mathematical theories of automata and computers.
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- turning circle — the smallest circle in which a vehicle can turn
- turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
- ultimogeniture — postremogeniture.
- ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
- unappreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unaspiringness — the quality of being unaspiring or unambitious
- uncrowned king — a man or woman of high status among a certain group
- under-building — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- under-training — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- undergraduette — a female undergraduate
- underleveraged — (of a business organization) having an excessively low ratio of debt capital to equity capital
- understandings — mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- understrapping — subordinate or inferior
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- underutilizing — to fail to utilize fully: to underutilize natural resources.
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- unenterprising — lacking in business initiative
- unentertaining — not entertaining or amusing
- unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner
- ungracefulness — the state of being ungraceful
- ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
- ungroundedness — the state of being without basis
- unintermitting — (of an activity) having no temporary breaks, intervals, or suspension of action
- uninterrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- unmarriageable — suitable or attractive for marriage: The handsome and successful young man was considered eminently marriageable.
- unpretendingly — without pretence
- unprogrammable — not able to be programmed
- unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.